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7 Ways to Fix iPhone Dead Won't Turn On Problem 2024

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The iPhone dead won't turn on is probably the biggest worry of all Apple users. If you don't fix it in time, you won't be able to use any of the features.

There are many reasons behind, if you're having problems with your iPhone 16/15/14/13/12/11 or any other model, then the methods provided in this article can help you.

This article will introduce 7 effective ways to help you fix the dead iPhone problem.

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In this article:

Part 1: Why My iPhone Completely Dead?

▼Reasons why iPhone died:

  • It doesn't have enough battery and needs to be charged.
  • iOS system problems when your iPhone suddenly died and stuck on black screen.
  • Hardware damages that the iPhone got exposed to water or the circuit got burned out.

At this point, we're not entirely sure which one of these is causing your iPhone dead problem. And let's look at some specific solutions for these possible causes.

Part 2: How to Fix and Turn on a Dead iPhone?

Regarding how to turn on a completely dead iPhone, the following are 7 possible methods. You can try them one by one to solve this issue. Or, head to fix the iOS system directly.

1 Charge iPhone Dead Battery

It's possible that your iPhone battery dead that makes it look like the iPhone dies suddenly. If under a cold weather, your iPhone may just die out of the blue.

That's why it's suggested to charge your dead iPhone battery for at least an hour. It the charging screen shows up, then your iPhone is fine.

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Note

If your iPhone doesn't respond after charging for an hour, you should consider replacing the iPhone battery. If you overuse your iPhone, its battery may completely drain out and you have to replace it for the device to work again.

2 Force Restart Your iPhone

If your iPhone is dead won't turn on, force-restarting it can be another solution. It forcely stops all ongoing activities, thus fixing minor iPhone glitches that may cuase this dead iPhone issue.

To force restart your dead iPhone of different models, pleasse follow:

iPhone 16/15/14/13/12/11/X/8 iPhone 7/7 Plus iPhone 6 and earlier
1) Press and release the "Volume Up" button on the left side.
2) Press and release the "Volume Down" button.
3) Keep holding the "Sleep" button until you see the Apple logo screen.
1) Hold down the "Volume Down" button and "Sleep" button for about 10 seconds.
2) Release when you see the Apple logo appears.
Hold down the "Home" button and "Sleep/Wake" button for 10 seconds until the Apple logo appears on your screen.

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3 Fix Dead iPhone Without Data Loss

If this dead iPhone issue is due to software problems, iMyFone Fixppo offers a fast, highly effective and reliable solution to fix this iPhone dead problem.

With up to 99.99% success rate, Fixppo can easily fix and restart your dead iPhone in click without data loss. And being compatible with all iOS devices and versions, you can rely on it to reboot your iPhone suddenly died for sure.

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Key Features of Dead iPhone Fix Tool:

  • Fix your completely dead iPhone to normal state, guarantee no data loss.
  • Revive and automatically reboot your iPhone that died suddenly.
  • Easy to use interface with clear instructions.
  • Fix iPhone died not turning on, iPhone keeps turning off, iPhone frozen on Apple logo, etc.
  • Fully compatible with all iPhone models running any iOS versions including iOS 17/18.

You can download Fixppo and come to see how to use it to fix iPhone dead with it in 3 steps:

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Step 1: Launch Fixppo and choose Standard Mode from the interface, which can easily fix your iPhone completely dead while preserving all iPhone data.

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Step 2: Fixppo will detect your iPhone model and provide the available firmware to download. To proceed, please click on the Download button to get the firmware.

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Step 3: When the firmware is downloaded, please follow the instruction to click on the Start Standard Repair button, which will then use the downloaded iOS firmware to fix your dead iPhone.

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Your dead iPhone will be restarted in minuted when the process is complete. You're free to access all iPhone features again. With Fixppo, saving your iPhone suddenly died can be easy. Download to have a try now!

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4 Restore Dead iPhone via iTunes

Most people should know iTunes can be used to back up data, but it can also be utilized to restore iPhone, especially when your iPhone is dead.

But please notice that restoring a completely dead iPhone via iTunes will erase all your iPhone data, so please use it to back up first.

Here's how to turn on a dead iPhone with iTunes:

Step 1: Make sure your iTunes is in the latest version. Open it and connect your suddenly dead iPhone to the computer.

Step 2: Click on the iPhone icon on the screen, and hit the Summary option.

Step 3: On the right side, click on the Restore iPhone button.

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Step 4: Proceed to click on the Restore and Update, which will then will begin to restore when your iPhone just died.

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If iTunes can't detect your iPhone, please follow to get your iPhone into recovery mode first, which will be introduced in the next part.

5 Fix iPhone Dead with Recovery Mode

iTunes may not recognize your iPhone sometimes, in this case, you can put your iPhone in recovery mode, then follow the same procedures to revive the dead iPhone with iTunes. here's how to do:

Step 1: For different iPhone models, here're different steps to perform to get your device into recovery mode:

  • iPhone 8/X/11/12/13/14/15/16 to enter recovery mode: Press the Volume Up > Volume Down buttons. Keep holding the Power button and wait until the recovery mode shows up.
  • iPhone 7/7 Plus to enter recovery mode: Press the Power + Volume Down buttons. Release the buttons when the recovery mode appears.
  • iPhone 6s or earlier to enter recovery mode: Tap and hold the Home + Sleep buttons simultaneously. Release when your iPhone is in this mode.

Step 2: iTunes will detect your iPhone and pop up this window. Please click the Restore button for iTunes to restore and turn on the iPhone after it dies.

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To easily get your dead iPhone that not turning on back to normal and use it again, Fixppo offers to help. You can get it back to work in minutes.

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6 Fix iPhone Dead Battery in DFU Mode

DFU mode is an even deeper restore mode than the recovery mode as Apple describes, it can reload the software and the firmware of your device, thus further fixing your device when your iPhone just died out of nowhere.

Step 1: Please watch this video to learn how to get iPhone in DFU mode, as it's a rather complicated operation.

get iPhone into DFU mode

Step 2: Your iPhone will turn black when it's in DFU mode. Then follow the same steps for iTunes to detect your iPhone and restore it later.

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7 Cheack for Hardware damage

The last tip is all about checking the hardware problem. There would be some battery or other software damage that cause your iPhone dead; we would recommend you to go check and replace the hardware at the Apple Repair Store as soon as possible.

Conclusion

Whatever the reasons, you can get the iPhone dead problem fixed with 7 methods in this article. And for any software-related issues, iMyFone Fixppo - iOS System Repair software can fix it without causing any data.

Without bothering to go to a repair store, you can fix the dead iPhone right at home. Convenient and quick, download Fixppo to fix your suddeenly dead iPhone now!

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